chromary

≈ Espresso

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

support≈ Graphite#402746
neutral≈ Navy#39294C
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ EspressoAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Espresso #4B2E2B.chromary

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HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.

How It Reads#45253F set as type with the kit Chromary builds for it, both ways round, strongest first. Each is graded by APCA, the measure of how strongly text stands off its ground as eyes see it: Any text and Body text read at every size, Headlines and large text from about 24 pixels, Display sizes for names, logos and big headlines. Pairings too faint for text, or that collapse for red- or green-blind readers, are left out. The small numbers are the APCA score (Lc), then the WCAG 2 ratio and its verdict (AAA from 7 to 1, AA from 4.5, AA large from 3), for anyone working to that standard. The two can disagree on mid tones: APCA favors white text on saturated greens and oranges, where WCAG 2 favors black.

Milk on #45253F#45253FSet in Milk on #45253F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 94 · 11.8:1 WCAG AAA
#45253F on Milk#45253FSet in #45253F on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 11.8:1 WCAG AAA
Rave on #45253F#45253FSet in Rave on #45253F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 83 · 9.9:1 WCAG AAA
#45253F on Rave#45253FSet in #45253F on Rave, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 81 · 9.9:1 WCAG AAA
Feather on #45253F#45253FSet in Feather on #45253F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 9.1:1 WCAG AAA
#45253F on Feather#45253FSet in #45253F on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 76 · 9.1:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Milk on #45253FThe strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Milk still stands clearly off #45253F in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#45253F
Red-blind (protanopia)
#45253F
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#45253F
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#45253F
No color (achromatopsia)